Eddie Keith was driving past home after home shredded by the tornado when he noticed two children standing in a field off Mount Vernon Road in North Hall. A few adults were picking up debris some distance behind them. Keith stopped, approached one of the children, a young girl, and asked her, “Where’s your home?”…

Tuesday is the 28th anniversary of one of the earliest tornado outbreak in Nebraska history. On March 13, 1990, a total of 59 tornadoes impacted states up and down tornado alley, including 12 in the Local4 viewing area. The most well known tornado was an F4 tornado that began near Red Cloud and traveled northeast…

(Marion County, Tx) – Severe storms started to move through East Texas about 10:30 p.m. Saturday night and continued until around 6 a.m. Sunday. Storms produced large hail, sometimes in excess of 2 inches in diameter, damaging wind gusts over 70 mph, and reports of a possible tornado near Lake O’ the Pines. One KTBS…

NEW ALBANY – As the spring severe weather season draws near, it was reported Tuesday that the city of New Albany’s tornado warning sirens are essentially unworkable. Light, gas and water manager Bill Mattox said his department sets off the sirens by radio control from the utility dispatch office and is supposed to test the…

When you think of tornadoes, you may think of places like Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska over the Carolinas. Sure, the central Plains is one of the most active areas for tornadoes in the entire world. Many refer to that region of the country as “Tornado Alley.” However, research has shown that there is actually more…

At a Glance Spring arrives in March, but the month has a notoriously stormy history. Increasingly warm, humid air, lingering cold air from winter, and a powerful jet stream often spins up major March storms. Snowstorms, tornado outbreaks, widespread flooding, and coastal storms have all made their mark in March. When March arrives, what are…

OTTAWA, Ill. — When you look around Ottawa, it’s almost like it didn’t happen — almost. But upon closer inspection, there are tell tale signs that an EF-3 tornado, packing winds up to 165 miles per hour and baseball-sized hail, passed through the area just a year ago. That night, with the electricity cut off,…

Two tornadoes that carved into Clarksville-area neighborhoods Saturday night were 150 and 300 yards wide, and they stretched a total of 9 miles. National Weather Service officials, as well as state and local Emergency Management Agency crews, were on the ground Saturday around Clarksville assessing the damage. Meteorologist James LaRosa said the tornadoes that touched…

LOGAN COUNTY, Ky. – A family is grieving after their loved one died when her home collapsed during a tornado. “It’s just like it flattened everything,” Tammy Brown said. Brown is devastated and in disbelief after the force of a tornado brought down her parent’s home on Dot Road. “He lost everything in 12 minutes,”…

LOGAN COUNTY, Ky. – A tornado warning was issued 12 minutes after a tornado hit Logan County. An elderly lady died when her home collapsed during the tornado outbreak. The EF-2 tornado touched down near the Kentucky/Tennessee border at 3:54 p.m. Saturday leaving behind a trail of destruction. “That pick up truck went 250 yards,”…

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